01 a. Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse…
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Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste.
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Opposite.
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In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse circumstances, things adverse.“Happy were it for us all if we bore prosperity as well and wisely as we endure an adverse fortune.” — Southey.
Phrases & compounds
Adverse possession —
a possession of real property avowedly contrary to some claim of title in another person.